Quote from: Roy from Pa on April 18, 2018, 06:33:52 AM
Ah heck Rock, don't tell me ya wouldn't get a chuckle out of ole Kenny being taped up wif mule tape?

Not sure mule tape would hold......he is from Missouri   

Has any body here made one of these forms ,I'm making one but trying to figure out the best centers for the pegs I was thinking 1 1/2 in. or 2 in. ?[attachment=1]

I watched the vid again his look pretty far apart with metale but I was just going to use wood dowels so I was thinking closer together  I'm also wondering if the sinew wrap that he uses wouldn't leave marks on the glass ?

I use an air hose without a top form, but the air is going the wrong way.[attachment=1]

I use 7/16" oak dowels and I think they were 2 or 2.25 apart.

I did a dry run with a hose the other day and the dowels held just fine up to 50 psi.  That's as high as I went cause all I had was a bicycle pump and I got tired.

Ok Thanks Mike I appreciate it ,Kenny told me about drilling holes for temp wire ties to hold the limbs and riser instead of the sinew tie ,Im afraid the sinew would leave marks in the glass let me know how it works for you ?

Quote from: lignaphile on June 17, 2018, 04:41:47 PM
I use an air hose without a top form, but the air is going the wrong way.[attachment=1,msg2803292]

  Are you using a vacuum??  If so, There you go Dor... That would be the way to go...

I thought the same thing about sinew, I have a bunch of it in the leather kit but it is pretty thick.  I like the wire tie idea.

I think the wire tie idea was Big Bobs, Kenny just told me about it ,I guess air the hose to 10 lb or so and when every thing settles & squeezes out cut them off and air up the rest of the way, I might throw a few washers on to keep every thing lined up to , I like the idea of the system you can change the riser design if you want not being fixed on one riser !

Yeah, that's why I have been using rubber bands for a while now.

Zip Ty's , they are the new baling wire! 

Can't wait to use some to fix my car!

 " Are you using a vacuum??  If so, There you go Dor... That would be the way to go..."

Yep

Cool Beans...  Do you put the whole form and such in a bag???

I didn't quite got what you did... Did you put the form in a bag and sucked the air with a vacuum??

Yep, everything gets assembled, placed on form in a tube or bag and sucked down tight. If you are making a Hill style, which I do mostly, you don't even need the bottom form.

That is so cool!
Can you give  in depth instructions on how to use this method?
Type of beg, all the process etc...
Will it work on R/D longbows?

Im also interested in that method , how much vacum etc. if you have time please ?

75# PSI

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I'm liking the looks of that, Mike! 

The weak spot when I did it was up the ramps just like with bands.   Will be interested to see how yours works!